The warning of terrorist attacks was completely set up by the Djibouti regime to target a specific ethnic group

 

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For some time now, there has been tension between the power of Muse Bihi Abdi and the power of Ismaël Omar Guelleh. This tension between the powers in Hargeisa and Djibouti seems to stem from a disagreement over a tacit agreement between the two.

 

According to sources close to the head of Djibouti’s Republican Guard, this tacit agreement concerned the exploitation of three oil wells in Somaliland (Hol-Hol well in the Khaatumo state region, Block SL10B13 and Sallahey in the Marodi-Jeh region).

According to other sources close to the First Lady, Hargeisa had agreed that Ismaël Omar Guelleh and Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud would benefit from shares estimated at between 5 and 10% of future contracts for the exploitation of Somaliland’s hydrocarbon deposits, in exchange for the President of Djibouti and the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia hastening the recognition of the state of Somaliland as an independent republic.

The same sources tell us that the clash occurred between Hargeisa and Djibouti when Muse Bihi Abdi realized that Ismael Omar Guelleh and Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud simply wanted to finalize oil exploitation contracts in Somaliland without helping him to obtain recognition of the state’s status.

 

Somaliland’s president turns to Addis Ababa.

Seeing the possibility of enriching himself with the exploitation of Somaliland’s oil project slipping away, Ismael Omar Guelleh invited the leaders of the Awdal State Movement and the president of SSC-Khaatumo state to Djibouti.

It is well known in Djibouti that Ismael Omar Guelleh had commissioned two firms, Egyptian and Turkish, specialized in oil and mineral prospecting, to map the entire territory of Somalia and Djibouti. As a result, he now has precise exploration reports on Somalia’s subsoil.

The Qawlaysato mafia organization can’t admit that Muse Bihi Abdi has turned his back on them and headed for Addis Ababa.

Under the pretext of helping to re-establish Somalia’s sovereignty, the Djiboutian regime wants to help movements or rebellions opposed to the government in Hargeisa. In this way, the Djibouti regime wants to annex the Awdal region, enabling Guelleh to get Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud to sign off on oil and mining exploration in the area.

To destabilize the government in Hargeisa, in addition to supporting rebel organizations, Djiboutian citizens of the Isaaq ethnic group close to Muse Bihi Abdi’s government are accused of connivance with Al-shabaab.

On July 21, 2024, Djibouti’s national police issued a communiqué warning of the risk of a terrorist attack on Djiboutian soil.

On Sunday August 4, 2024, new alerts were sent to foreign diplomatic representations based in Djibouti, and on Monday August 5, 2024, Djibouti’s gendarmerie and intelligence service arrested 6 people from the Isaaq ethnic group near the Dar-el-Salam hotel in Djibouti city’s district 4.

The Djibouti regime is circulating in the city that the country’s law enforcement agencies are looking for 14 other Isaaq people close to Al-shabaab.

The Djiboutian regime accuses these 20 people of planning terrorist attacks against the ports, the airport, Djib-Telecom and major shopping malls such as Bawadi Mall and Place Rimbaud.

Dozens of other Djibouti citizens of the Isaaq ethnic group are being tapped, and could be prosecuted at any time.

There are many reasons why the Djibouti regime is targeting the Isaaq ethnic group with false alerts of attacks:

– Message to Muse Bihi Abdi: By associating the Isaaq ethnic group with Al-shabaa, the Djiboutian regime is sending a message of war to the power in Hargeisa.

– Stigmatization and division: By associating the Isaaq ethnic group with Al-shabaa and a terrorist threat, the aim is to stigmatize them, marginalize them and sow division within society.

– Justification of repressive measures: These false alarms of attacks can be used as a pretext to implement reinforced surveillance measures, systematic identity checks or restrictions of freedom against the Isaaq ethnic group in particular and the Djiboutian population in general.

– Reinforcement of power: By creating a climate of fear and insecurity, the authorities can reinforce their power and legitimize their authority.

– Distraction from internal problems: By focusing attention on an external threat, the Guelleh regime can divert attention from internal problems such as social inequalities, economic crises or political dysfunction.

On September 27, 1990, citizens of Djibouti’s Gadabursi ethnic group faced similar fabricated accusations. Because of the attack on the Café de Paris in Djibouti City:

« On the night of September 27 to 28, 1990, four men in a cab attacked two cafés on the Place du 27 Juin in Djibouti. This attack caused the death of a French child and injured a dozen other people.

 

Claim

Threatening letters from an underground Djiboutian organization had been sent to the French and American embassies in Djibouti in the previous few days, in the name of the Iraqi cause. The attack was claimed a few days later by the Djiboutian Youth Movement.

Judicial investigation

Four Djiboutian nationals, members of this organization, were arrested and charged on October 10, 1990.

In conclusion, these alerts of terrorist attacks are part of the practices of the Djiboutian regime, which uses these abject practices to gratuitously target honest Djiboutian citizens. Thus, the alerts of terrorist attacks in July and August 2024 are programs fabricated by the Djiboutian regime.

Source: hch24.com/

By. Hassan Cher